Kinesiotherapist

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Christopher
Dekock

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Graduated in physiotherapy from the Haute Ecole Ilya Prigogine, I am currently a physiotherapist in the first team of RSD Jette. Physiotherapy in Brussels

I am also doing parallel training for a specialization in sports physio.

Calm and attentive, I am pleased to welcome you to the Araucaria medical center for any rehabilitation concerning:

  • General physiotherapy.
  • Orthopedics.
  • Traumatology.
  • Rheumatology.

Kinesiologist

Mon approche repose sur une formation riche et une solide expérience de terrain : je suis assistante en psychologie, psychomotricienne, praticienne en kinésiologie, coach IKIGAI et constellatrice familiale.

Yasmina

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As a holistic therapist, I support each person as a whole – body, mind, emotions, and life journey.
My approach is rooted in extensive training and solid field experience: I am a psychology assistant, psychomotor therapist, kinesiologist, IKIGAI coach, and family constellation facilitator. I began my career in an ethnopsychiatric mental health center, then worked with youth aid and protection services as a therapist. Later, I spent about ten years in the Himalayas, where I supported many individuals through kinesiology sessions, IKIGAI coaching, and personal development retreats. Today, I bring all these tools to serve you in a safe and caring environment at the Araucaria Center.

Principles of kinesiotherapy

Physiotherapy center in Brussels

Kinesitherapy, also called physiotherapy, is a paramedical specialty that uses active or passive movement.

Depending on the situation, its objective may be to:

  • restore the patient’s functional abilities,
  • maintain abilities that are bound to deteriorate (following an accident or due to illness),
  • or to teach the patient how to compensate for a functional loss in order to improve his quality of life.

Thus, it is a very broad field of activity which includes:

  • re-education,
  • rehabilitation,
  • as well as the maintenance of people with motor or respiratory disorders (due to trauma or chronic illnesses)

Techniques

There are 2 types of techniques that are often combined: active techniques and passive techniques.

Active techniques of physiotherapy

They are based on the activation of the muscles concerned, either accompanied (example: swimming pool) or by going against resistance (examples: manual resistance or weight).

These techniques serve to properly mobilize the joints and strengthen the muscles.

Passive Techniques

These techniques are either manual or instrumental (electric current, cold, heat, etc.). They are used to improve mobility while preventing stiffness, retraction (shortening or reduction in volume) or even spasticity (abnormal exaggeration of the so-called “myotatic” muscle reflex).

Thus, they make it possible to stimulate a tissue and/or to treat pain.